Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Home Demolition in Anata (1st location), 25.01.2012

(c) Anne Paq/Activestills.org, Anata, 25.01.2012

Arabiya Shawamreh and her husband Salim stand in front of the ruins of their house called Beit Arabiya (“Arabiya’s House”) that the Israeli authorities demolished on Monday, January 23rd during the night for the fifth time are seen in the West Bank city of Anata, Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Beit Arabiya is a home belonging to Arabiya Shawamreh, her husband Salim and their seven children, a Palestinian family whose home has been demolished four times by the Israeli authorities and rebuilt each time by Israeli committee against house demolition (ICAHD) through Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists, before being demolished again last night. It had been turned for years into a community center. The same night, 7 other homes were demolished in Anata, living more than 50 Palestinians homeless. More info in ICAHD.

In the next days, starting tomorrow, volunteers will gather to help the communities rebuilding the houses. To exist is to resist!